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While the power of quantum computers is commonly acknowledged to rise exponentially, it is often overlooked that the complexity of quantum noise mechanisms generally grows much faster. In particular, quantifying whether the instructions on…

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The classical capacity of a quantum channel with arbitrary Markovian correlated noise is evaluated. For the general case of a channel with long-term memory, which corresponds to a Markov chain which does not converge to equilibrium, the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 Nilanjana Datta , Tony Dorlas

We show that the fidelity of the standard quantum teleportation protocol, which utilizes an impure resource state, applied successively, can be significantly improved, when used in conjunction with a quantum switch. In particular, we find…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-14 Chiranjib Mukhopadhyay , Arun Kumar Pati

We derive the ultimate bounds on the performance of nonlinear measurement schemes in the presence of noise. In particular, we investigate the precision of the second-order estimation scheme in the presence of the two most detrimental types…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-02-17 Marcin Zwierz , Howard M. Wiseman

Using the axiomatic definition of the coherence measure, such as the $l_{1}$ norm and the relative entropy, we study the phenomena of two-qubit system quantum coherence through quantum channels where successive uses of the channels are…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-12-30 You-neng Guo , Ke Zeng , Qing-long Tian , Zheng-da Li

Indefinite causal order (ICO) has been studied via higher-order quantum processes (e.g.\ the quantum switch), process matrices, and quantum-gravity proposals involving superposed causal structure, yet the meaning of ``indefiniteness'' and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-26 Partha Ghose

We consider a setting where a stream of qubits is processed sequentially. We derive fundamental limits on the rate at which classical information can be transmitted using qubits that decohere as they wait to be processed. Specifically, we…

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We consider the fundamental protocol of dense coding of classical information assuming that noise affects both the forward and backward communication lines between Alice and Bob. Assuming that this noise is described by the same quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-04-13 Riccardo Laurenza , Cosmo Lupo , Seth Lloyd , Stefano Pirandola

The performance of a given quantum error correction (QEC) code depends upon the noise model that is assumed. Independent Pauli noise, applied after each quantum operation, is a simplistic noise model that is easy to simulate and understand…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-04 Wayne M. Witzel , Anand Ganti , Tzvetan S. Metodi

Information-theoretic definitions for the noise associated with a quantum measurement and the corresponding disturbance to the state of the system have recently been introduced [F. Buscemi et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 050401 (2014)]. These…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-12-14 Alastair A. Abbott , Cyril Branciard

We consider situations in which i) Alice wishes to send quantum information to Bob via a noisy quantum channel, ii) Alice has a classical description of the states she wishes to send and iii) Alice can make use of a finite amount of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Jonathan Barrett

Noise is a major challenge for building practical quantum computing systems. Precise characterization of quantum noise is crucial for developing effective error mitigation and correction schemes. However, state preparation and measurement…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-15 Senrui Chen , Akel Hashim , Noah Goss , Alireza Seif , Irfan Siddiqi , Liang Jiang

Quantum computers have enabled solving problems beyond the current computers' capabilities. However, this requires handling noise arising from unwanted interactions in these systems. Several protocols have been proposed to address efficient…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-09-14 Ali Shaib , Mohamad H. Naim , Mohammed E. Fouda , Rouwaida Kanj , Fadi Kurdahi

A quantum observable and a channel are considered compatible if they form parts of the same measurement device, otherwise they are incompatible. Constrains on compatibility between observables and channels can be quantified via relations…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-02-28 T. Heinosaari , D. Reitzner , T. Rybár , M. Ziman

We provide a stochastic interpretation of non-commutative Dirichlet forms in the context of quantum filtering. For stochastic processes motivated by quantum optics experiments, we derive an optimal finite time deviation bound expressed in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-08-10 Tristan Benoist , Lisa Hänggli , Cambyse Rouzé

Quantum processing units (QPUs) are highly heterogeneous in terms of physical qubit performance. To add even more complexity, drift in quantum noise landscapes has been well-documented. This makes resource allocation a challenging problem…

Quantum fidelity estimation is essential for benchmarking quantum states and processes on noisy quantum devices. While stabilizer operations form the foundation of fault-tolerant quantum computing, non-stabilizer resources further enable…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-06-17 Zhiping Liu , Kun Wang , Xin Wang

We present a theory of finite-frequency noise in non-equilibrium conductors. It is shown that Non-Markovian correlations are essential to describe the physics of quantum noise. In particular, we show the importance of a correct treatment of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-04-01 D. Marcos , C. Emary , T. Brandes , R. Aguado

We address the study of quantum metrology enhanced by indefinite causal order, demonstrating a quadratic advantage in the estimation of the product of two average displacements in a continuous variable system. We prove that no setup where…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-05-18 Xiaobin Zhao , Yuxiang Yang , Giulio Chiribella